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Light Vessel 93 (sometimes known as Lightship 93) was a lightship of Trinity House in England, currently used as a photography studio. She was built in Dartmouth , Devon , in 1938 and served on stations including Galloper sand bank , the River Thames, Goodwin Sands , Inner Dowsing , Sunk Sands and Foxtrot 3.
Until the second half of the 20th century, all Trinity House vessels were permanently manned. An 1861 article in the Cornhill Magazine described lightshipmen as being paid 55 shillings a month (in addition to drawing 1 shilling and sixpence a week "in lieu of 3 gallons of small-beer "): the vessels were supplied, and the crews relieved, once a ...
Light vessel no. 67 67: Now a wreck somewhere off the west coast of the British Isles. [citation needed] Lightvessel no. 68 68: Haisborough [24], Operation Overlord [25] 16 July to 11 November 1944 on "Kansas" station: Light vessel no. 69 69: South Goodwin [27] (until Oct 1940) 21 Oct 1940: Destroyed by a mine on 21 October 1940 while on ...
Light Vessel 16 is a former Trinity House lightship originally stationed off Yorkshire, England. Built in 1840, she is the oldest surviving wooden lightship. Light Vessel 16 served as a navigational aid off the British coast until 1945, when she was sold to Benfleet Yacht Club. The club converted her into a bar and clubhouse and moored her on ...
The Allied naval commander Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay recognised the contributions of the light vessels and associated buoys in a dispatch of September 1944 noting that "the great success achieved [in the invasion] was due in no small part to the contribution of Trinity House". [4] After the war Light Vessel 72 served in the Bristol Channel. [3]
The '20 class' is a slightly larger type of vessel that derives its power from diesel electric generators. Where a main light with a visible range in excess of 20 nautical miles (37 km) is required, a '20 class' vessel is used, as the main light from a Trinity House solar lightvessel has a maximum range of 19 nautical miles (35 km).
Light Vessel 95 (known as Lightship 95) is a former lightship that has been used as a recording studio since the early 2000s. She was built by Philip and Son at Dartmouth, Devon , in 1939 for Trinity House , the body responsible for provision of maritime navigation aids in England and Wales.
LV 91 is a former Trinity House lightvessel that is now a museum ship in Swansea. LV 91 is on the National Historic Ships UK register as "Light Vessel 91 Humber". [1] LV 91 is owned by Swansea Museum and displayed in Swansea Marina as "Light Vessel 91 Helwick". [2]